The SIGN specifier controls the optional plus characters in formatted numeric output created during the connection. It takes the following form:
SIGN = sn
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Is a scalar default character expression that evaluates to one of the following values:
'PLUS'
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Indicates that the processor should produce a plus sign in any subsequent position where it would be otherwise optional.
This has the same effect as the SP edit descriptor.
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'SUPPRESS'
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Indicates that the processor should suppress a plus sign in any subsequent position where it would be otherwise optional.
This has the same effect as the SS edit descriptor.
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'PROCESSOR_DEFINED'
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Indicates that the processor determines whether a plus sign is added in any subsequent position where it would be otherwise optional.
This has the same effect as the S edit descriptor.
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The default is 'PROCESSOR_DEFINED'.
The setting can be overwritten by a SIGN= specifier in a WRITE statement.